Mixing in a stably stratified shear layer: Two- and three-dimensional numerical experiments

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 367-404

  Staquet, C ^a  

^a LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

STABLY STRATIFIED FLUID;

SHEAR FLOW;

MIXING LAYER; SHEAR LAYER; STRATIFIED FLOW;

EID: 0034578818     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(00)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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